HP StorageWorks 8B Fabric Manager User's Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 16

1 Introducing Fabric Manager Fully Controllable Sequenced and Timed Reboot For SAN administrators immersed in the complexities of hardware and firmware management, Fabric Manager provides a totally flexible environment for controlling the availability of fabric switches. The ability to control switch availability is tightly controlled using logical groupings and global password control. For more information, refer to Reboot on page 7-3. Global Password Control Fabric Manager provides the advanced ability to manage a user definable set of fabric switch passwords. Secure and Encrypted objects can be utilized across all secure features within the platform and across logical groups. For more information, refer to Telnet on page 6-4. Highly Flexible Firmware Download The Firmware Download feature is dynamically configurable and scalable across logical groups, password controls, multiple fabrics, and multi-personality security SAN infrastructures. When utilized with the Sequenced Reboot functionality, it provides a fully configurable environment to SAN administrators for controlling the Fabric OS firmware download process. For more information, refer to Download Firmware on page 7-2. Advanced License Key Management Fabric Manager provides a powerful environment to manage license keys across all SAN fabrics under its control. Fabric Manager can receive licenses from HP support (via e-mail), enabling the user to perform pre and post installation cross-checking of License keys. License management is fully integrated to all advanced features, particularly Security, Groups, and Password Control. For more information, refer to Licensing on page 7-6. Configuration Control Through Intelligent Baseline Profiling This function allows SAN managers to capture a detailed, customizable profile of a switch within any fabric. Once the snapshot has been acquired, it can optionally be stored in any user definable location, external Configuration Control Database, or Management Framework. At any point in time, a static profile can be reviewed and analyzed against an active fabric or switch within a SAN. For more information, refer to Sequence Reboot Window of the Reboot Menu on page 7-5. Enhanced Merge Control Storage Area Network Administrators can easily control the merging details of SAN management through the Fabric Manager multi-fabric platform. When merging fabrics and zones within fabrics, Fabric manager does most of the work for the administrator. Fabric Manager delivers a detailed transaction report of the proposed zone merge operation that identifies any inconsistencies or underlying issues that may exist within the topology or operation. 1-4 Fabric Manager User's Guide